<p><strong>To accompany the launch of my&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/thesuccessmyth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>new book</strong></a><strong>, I have interviewed some of my favourite thinkers on the topic of success, failure and creativity — and the most common success myths.&nbsp;</strong>Today’s guest is British actor Sian Clifford, probably best known for playing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q97iIDx-b7U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Claire in Fleabag</a>&nbsp;(the toilet scene! The hair scene! The “the only person I'd run through an airport for is you” line! *chefs kiss*) I have re-watched both seasons of Fleabag so many times and it is Sian who I am totally mesmerised by the most each time. She is also a treasured friend of mine (we’ve seen each other through a lot) and I was so lucky that she even agreed to read the audiobook for my first novel&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9780008382735" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olive</a>, in the middle of a lockdown, no less!) I am a fan of her work on screen but it’s her writing that also has me feverishly wanting more. I am&nbsp;<em>loving</em>&nbsp;her creative love affair with her&nbsp;<a href="https://sianclifford.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>, rebooting her project<a href="https://still-space.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Still Space</a>&nbsp;(first born back in 2015) where she communicates passionately and poetically about culture, art, books, stillness and creativity. I encourage you to have a read. Here Sian discusses her three success myths: the ‘then and when’ theory, the myth of busyness and the myth of perfectionism.&nbsp;Also, how winning a BAFTA doesn’t actually mean you’re on Cloud 9 forever — life and pressures continue on in other ways — aka the arrival myth, which she generously shares with us.</p><br><p>Order your copy of The Success Myth here: https://linktr.ee/thesuccessmyth</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>